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AARPTeri
Community Manager
Mar 9, 2026 2:12 PM UTC

AARP Community Giveaway - Bracket Free Showdown

Nothing But Net! Where college hoops mania meets fun and rewards.

 

Think you can call the championship match-up? Put your prediction skills to the test in the AARP Community Bracket-Free Showdown.

 

Skip the stress of filling out a full bracket; just pick the two teams you think will make the men's college Championship on April 6, 2026 and tell us who you think will win it all.

 

How to Enter: Reply to this post with your predictions by March 20, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET and include:

1. Finalist Team #1

2. Finalist Team #2

3. Your Championship Winner

 

This promotion runs in the AARP Online Community from March 9, 2026, through March 20, 2026.

 

One entry per person.

 

Then keep the conversation going! Throughout the tournament, come back to this thread to talk about upsets, buzzer-beaters, standout teams, and bold predictions with fellow fans.

 

Participants with predictions are eligible to receive a $10 AARP Rewards Gift Card, while supplies last.

 

Good luck—and let the tournament chatter begin!

 

1328 replies

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 3:20 PM UTC

Duke

Michigan 

Michigan 

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 3:14 PM UTC

1 Michigan 

2 Uconn

3 Uconn

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 2:59 PM UTC

1. Michigan St

2. Iowa St

3. Iowa St

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 2:57 PM UTC

1 Michigan

2 Michigan state

MSU winning it all

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 2:31 PM UTC

Houston beating Arizona

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 2:11 PM UTC

1 Arizona 

2 Houston

 

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 9:48 AM UTC

Duke #!, Arizona #2.

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 12:55 AM UTC

Michigan, Purdue, Houston, Michigan State

Contributor ⭐
Mar 26, 2026 12:50 AM UTC

Gonzaga

Michigan 

Gonzaga 

Contributor ⭐
Mar 25, 2026 7:49 PM UTC

1. Arizona

2. Duke

 

Winner is Arizona